How To Install bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 on Ubuntu 22.04. bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 is Nuand bladeRF FPGA bitstream downloader (hostedx40)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is bladerf-fpga-hostedx40

bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 is:

This empty package will, at the time of installation, download an appropriate FPGA bitstream for using the Nuand bladeRF in a hosted (USB-controlled) configuration. The FPGA bitstream will be downloaded from http://Nuand.com/fpga/ and saved to /usr/share/Nuand/bladeRF.

This bitstream is for the bladeRF x40 with the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE40 FPGA.

Note that this will not upgrade the bladeRF itself. That can be done with the bladeRF-cli utility.

There are three methods to install bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bladerf-fpga-hostedx40

Install bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bladerf-fpga-hostedx40

Install bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bladerf-fpga-hostedx40

How To Uninstall bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bladerf-fpga-hostedx40

Uninstall bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bladerf-fpga-hostedx40

Remove bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 Configurations and Data

To remove bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bladerf-fpga-hostedx40

Remove bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bladerf-fpga-hostedx40

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bladerf-fpga-hostedx40 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.